I want to give a great big thank you to Jon, the creator of SUdows 7, for helping me fix many of the problems with Newt OS LXDE. Not only did he respond to my emails, but his responses were helpful and informative. With his advice, I redid all the overlay files in the build, edited several configuration files, and have released a new build to show how much I can accomplish in a few hours of guided work.
That said, I should discusses the changes made in Newt OS LXDE (13.2). First off, it now uses lxdm rather than gdm for the display manager (read; login screen has changed). Second, the panel theme and layout, window theme, icons, and background have been pre-set using edited config files (read; you don't have to poke around to make it look like the pictures). Third, Firefox is the included browser, replacing Midori, since openSUSE does not provide an updated version. Finally, I believe that the network manager works to some extent, coming as close as recognizing my wireless network, but not wanting to connect. However, this was the only issue I found, and I think that it is situational and not a problem with the OS.
Now that I've finally fixed many of the glaring issues, I need your help. What can be improved in Newt OS? What features would you like to see included? Do you prefer Gnome or LXDE? Is there something I'm missing? I welcome any tips, suggestions, and of course questions regarding Newt OS. This is being developed not only as a personal hobby, but more importantly to make a powerful yet user-friendly Linux distro. Even if all you do is suggest an app to include, it will help.
Thanks for taking the time to learn about Newt OS.
~Newt
That said, I should discusses the changes made in Newt OS LXDE (13.2). First off, it now uses lxdm rather than gdm for the display manager (read; login screen has changed). Second, the panel theme and layout, window theme, icons, and background have been pre-set using edited config files (read; you don't have to poke around to make it look like the pictures). Third, Firefox is the included browser, replacing Midori, since openSUSE does not provide an updated version. Finally, I believe that the network manager works to some extent, coming as close as recognizing my wireless network, but not wanting to connect. However, this was the only issue I found, and I think that it is situational and not a problem with the OS.
Now that I've finally fixed many of the glaring issues, I need your help. What can be improved in Newt OS? What features would you like to see included? Do you prefer Gnome or LXDE? Is there something I'm missing? I welcome any tips, suggestions, and of course questions regarding Newt OS. This is being developed not only as a personal hobby, but more importantly to make a powerful yet user-friendly Linux distro. Even if all you do is suggest an app to include, it will help.
Thanks for taking the time to learn about Newt OS.
~Newt